Afghanistan - Socio-economic assessment of Pakistani refugees in Afghanistan's Khost and P

Afghanistan hosts a protracted population of Pakistani refugees who fled North Waziristan Agency in 2014. UNHCR and WFP conducted a joint assessment in May 2017, covering 2,638 refugee households (2,198 in Khost and 440 in Paktika) to understand needs and host community impacts.

Use Cases

• Assess refugee household needs based on socio-economic indicators
• Analyze food security challenges for displaced populations
• Evaluate livelihood opportunities in refugee and host communities
• Model forced displacement impacts on local economies

Strengths

• Assessment covers 2,638 refugee households
• Data collection focused on two distinct provinces (Khost and Paktika)
• Joint assessment by UNHCR and WFP suggests multi-agency coordination

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the two provinces surveyed

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Joint assessment by UNHCR and WFP; data collection commenced in May 2017.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:49:09.396819; freshness should be verified

Geography

Khost and Paktika provinces, Afghanistan